ARN extends nominations for enhanced Innovation Awards ARN extends nominations for enhanced Innovation Awards Set for Thursday 16 September, Innovation Awards will return as an in-person black tie event to bring the channel back together under the ARN roof at ICC Sydney. Innovation Awards in 2021, with submissions set to close on Friday 30 July. ARN raises the bar for industry excellence across Australia. Set for Thursday 16 September, Innovation Awards will return as an in-person black tie event to bring the channel back together under the ARN roof at ICC Sydney - aligned to COVID-safe conditions of entry to in-person event formats. In a step away from predictable awards programs, entire local ecosystem expertise will not only be acknowledged and celebrated, but transformative examples of partner best practice amplified further to more than 210,000 potential customers nationwide via a digital marketing alliance with the end-user media brands of IDG -